Business Licensing & Operations in Jefferson County, WI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Jefferson County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Jefferson County confines sexually oriented businesses to the B business zoning district and bans them everywhere else. Under Code Section 22-551, an adult-oriented establishment also needs a license from the town or municipality where it sits and must keep 1,000 feet between itself and homes, schools, parks, churches, other adult businesses, and any alcohol-licensed premises.

Jefferson County Adult Business Spacing Rules

Significant Restrictions

Jefferson County Code § 22-551

an adult-oriented establishment shall be a permitted use in the B business zoning district and shall be a prohibited use in any other zoning district. The adult-oriented establishment may locate in the specified district only if an adult-oriented establishment license has been granted by a town or municipality requiring such license within the county which is subject to this chapter, and all th...

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Tattoo & Body Modification

Jefferson County Code § 18-39 requires anyone who tattoos or pierces bodies in the unincorporated county to hold a local license, adopting the state Department of Safety and Professional Services' tattooing and body-piercing code, Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 221, as part of the county's own ordinance.

Jefferson County Tattoo and Piercing License

Some Restrictions

Jefferson County Code § 18-39

(a)Adoption of code. The tattooing and body piercing code as promulgated by the state department of safety and professional services and codified in the Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 221 is adopted by reference and made a part of this article as far as it is applicable to the regulation of tattooing and body piercing. A violation of Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 221 shall be a violation of this article.(...

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